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Monday, March 22, 2010

Deal on Nuke Between US-Russia, OK

 Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal. A deal — a small but important step toward Obama's goal of a nuclear arms-free world — could build momentum and trust toward resolving other key nuclear issues. They range from how to pressure Iran and North Korea to abandon their nuclear ambitions to...

Wealthiest Nations Reminded By Thier Debt

 The International Monetary Fund warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their surging levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery. The economic crisis is leaving "deep scars in fiscal balances, particularly in the advanced economies," John Lipsky, the IMF's No 2. official, told the China Development Forum in Beijing. He said that countries that have been going into debt to stimulate their economies should...

Whistler Blower Wants 1.5 Billion Reward

A whistle-blower from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is seeking a P1.5-billion reward if the bureau wins its case against Pilipinas Shell over alleged unpaid excise taxes worth P7.3 billion, official documents showed. Geronimo Pinar, who has been a BOC informer for years, is apparently also the whistle-blower in a previous tax case involving Chevron, another oil firm. Sources said Pinar is a retired military man. There are no details on what he did after serving the military. Pinar’s...

Alice is Definitly in Wonderland

 Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" retained the box office lead for the third week running, pulling in $34.5 million for the weekend, industry figures showed Sunday. Starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska, the live-action, 3-D version of Lewis Carroll's children's classic, has earned $265.7 million since its release, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations reported. The surprise of the weekend was "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," 20th Century Fox's newly released live action adaptation of...

China to restore emails

Authorities in China's Xinjiang have restored access to email services and 32 Internet sites that were blocked after ethnic unrest broke out in the region in July, state media reported Sunday. Restrictions on the number of text messages a mobile phone user could send have also been lifted, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Authorities in the Xinjiang will restore communication services "step by step," Xinhua said, citing a spokesperson for the local government. Internet and...

Cockfight? A National Heritage

Cockfighting may soon be officially part of the country’s national cultural heritage, if a proposed measure in the House of Representatives is passed. Rep. Rodolfo Plaza urged the National Commission for Culture and Arts and the National Historical Institute to declare cockfighting as part of the “intangible Philippine cultural heritage." "Intangible cultural heritage includes practices, representations expressions and skills, as well as the objects, instruments and artifacts that communities,...

Strike Heated at British Airways

A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed. The walkout has forced BA to cancel thousands of flights, but it still hopes to operate around 65 percent of its international schedule over the period. The Unite union has gathered some support from unions in the United States, Germany and Spain for its action — taken to protest a pay freeze and changes to...

Ginebra Open PBA with a Win

Awcee Storey conspired with a foul-troubled Mark Caguioa in the stretch run to steer Barangay Ginebra past Talk `N Text, 97-90, in Sunday’s main game of the KFC-PBA Fiesta Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. The two made possible a telling 8-0 run by the Kings in the final five minutes that turned out to be the big difference in the nip-and-tuck game. Caguioa had a basket and two free throws to spark off the scoring binge, later capping it by feeding Storey a perfect bounce pass off transition ...

Volcano Erupts in Iceland

 Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland’s civil protection agency said on Sunday. The eruption occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday (1930 EDT) beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the fifth largest glacier in Iceland.The volcano is covered by an ice cap. Fearing flooding from the glacier melt, authorities evacuated some 400 people in the area 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of the capital, Reykjavik,...

Pinoy Must Learn Spanish?

 The Spanish subject is set to make a comeback in schools soon. Speaking at a news forum on Sunday, Jose Rodriguez, director of Instituto Cervantes, said the Spanish language would be included in the school curriculum of some selected public and private schools at the soonest possible time. “The Spanish government through Instituto Cervantes has launched programs for teaching and relearning Spanish language among the Filipinos in the country," he said during the Balitaan sa Tinapayan...

Teacher to Boycott Election?

Militant teachers on Sunday threatened to boycott their election duties on May 10 if the government fails to work out a smooth system that will allow them to vote. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prevent the possible disenfranchisement of thousands of teachers by allowing the reactivation of teachers who were already deactivated and the transfer of registration of those who are registered in places other than their respective work...

Sen. Angara wants New Senate President

The Senate would have to elect when sessions resume on May 31 a new leader whose term is not expiring on June 30 to ensure somebody will be in charge in case elections fail on May 10, Senator Edgardo J. Angara said on Sunday. Angara, a former Senate president who still has to finish half of his six-year term until 2013, noted that the terms of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Vice President Noli de Castro, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles would all...

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